Why you need to have a serious discussion with healthcare vendors now
Date: Jan 30, 2013 This seems to be a good time to be worried. Your vendors may not be ready for the Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 deadline.
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ICD-101: Why your coders need to brush up on communication skills
Date: Jan 28, 2013 There are two areas that ICD-10 training will cover:
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WEDI conducts ICD-10 readiness survey
Date: Jan 25, 2013 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is conducting a survey of ICD-10 preparedness. The questions are geared toward an organization's status and how the one-year delay affected plans.
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Guest Post: ICD-10 compatible product releases continue to slip into 2014
Date: Jan 24, 2013 Kerry Martin, CEO and founder of VitalWare, wrote this guest post about the state of ICD-10 vendor readiness.
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Why CAC can't solve all your ICD-10 problems
Date: Jan 22, 2013 Americans like to cure things. We're always looking for a pill or procedure to fix what ails us.
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How to make medical coding at home work
Date: Jan 21, 2013 Since I write these posts about medical coding from a home office, I don't see why medical coding can't be done from home.
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ICD-101: When are you going to start learning ICD-10 codes?
Date: Jan 21, 2013 There are a couple ICD-10 training strategies being debated. One says advocates starting now, and the other suggests waiting until 2014 so the new knowledge is fresh on Oct. 1, 2014.
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Why your ICD-10 training program needs to start now
Date: Jan 18, 2013 The complexity and granularity of the ICD-10-CM code set is a very real concern. While the American Medical Association (AMA) cites that as reasons why ICD-10 implementation needs to be prevented, those factors can be overcome through a well-planned ICD-10 training program.
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Testing, testing.... Is this ICD-10 transition on?
Date: Jan 16, 2013 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shared some tips on ICD-10 transition. Basically, it boils down to two milestones:
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How to make your EHR a valuable part of your ICD-10 transition
Date: Jan 15, 2013 Last week we learned that there was a little bit of irrational exuberance regarding how valuable electronic health records (EHR) will be to cutting healthcare costs. Which doesn't mean it's time to scrap your EHR projects.
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